It's absurd to blame one side for the failure of the talks. It would be more accurate to say that both sides wanted peace, but neither side was prepared to make the concessions that would satisfy the… (View Post)

Feersum Endjinn was my favourite. Sci-fi, but not Culture. The phonetic spelling takes some reading though. Edit: And indeed spelling, hence my mis-mis-spelt username. (View Post)

The most likely outcome is that Israel hammers Gaza for a while longer before declaring victory and pulling out, leaving the rest of the world to pick up the pieces. The blockade will continue, and I… (View Post)

This is how genocide happens. The strong side makes life more and more difficult for the weak side until the weak side lashes out in vicious but futile retaliation. The strong side then declares THIS… (View Post)

He's not the Messiah... (View Post)